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US: 74% of Public Schools Now Using Filtering Software

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A new study based on a sample of 1,218 schools by the National Center for Education Studies finds 74% of public schools are now using filtering software:

"Given the diversity of the information carried on the Internet, student access to inappropriate material is a major concern of many parents and teachers. In 2000, almost all public schools with Internet access (98 percent) had "acceptable use policies" (AUPs) and used various technologies or procedures, such as blocking or filtering software, an intranet system, honor codes for students, or teacher/staff monitoring, to control student access to inappropriate material on the Internet (not shown in tables). Across all types of schools, between 95 and 100 percent had AUPs. Of those schools with AUPs, 94 percent reported having student access to the Internet monitored by teachers or other staff members (figure 2). Three-fourths (74 percent) used blocking or filtering software" "Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994 – 2000", NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS, May 2001 Page 7, Available at: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/2001071.pdf

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